common ground

[CommissarNibbles]

the beginning of this song sounds like a high stakes foot chase is about to happen XD

[Clairebearloveskatt]

wow, that's it? nice applause.... not! jerks didn't appreciate Andy Mckee's awesomeness.

[musiclover5963]

once upon a time, there is a kingdom named Guitar build on a Common Ground, and the king of that kingdom is ANDY MCKEE

[bob6824]

all 3 people watching clapped

[haproductions01]

i can't even begin to fathom how someone starts to write something like this.

[umangatang]

haha! i didn't even realise it was Mckee, thought it was just some random pulling a sweet cover!!

[umangatang]

i thought this was micheal hedges

[vabeachsurfa]

@umangatang That's why I clicked on this video too. This is the first time i've seen mckee with long hair

[duffieman123]

daamn look at that hair! :)

[xXxGoyexXx]

PURE ENERGY!!!!

[johnmacward]

I thought you we're Preston Reed from a distance, yet I'm still highly impressed.

[xXxGoyexXx]

Man this song is so amazingly incredible!!!!

[XeQShenR]

DO NOT TELL ME THAT THIS IS ANDY MCKEE ??

OMG THE HAIR ... lol

[xXxGoyexXx]

I WILL NOT TELL YOU! LOL!!!

[CHENDY666]

1:37 is freaking awesome

[CFH1919]

I love DImebag Darrell but Andy is seriously growing on me QUICK! BLOWS MY MIND CLEAR OUT THE BACK OF MY HEAD!!!!!

[l0lercaust]

he used to be a metal head before he did acoustic fingerpicking i heard. hence, the hair

[Rael0505]

I assumed he was copying Michael Hedges' hairstyle ;)

[armarjaleo]

If you search for andy Mckee interviews he talks about how he listens to heavymetal bands like pantera!

[tchitherams]

i'm learning this song right now, I already know drifting and heather song but each new song is a new challenge and always a good one, I'm so gratefull to andy because he's pushing my limit. Great version of the song, you can clearly see his thumb moving from the 4th and 6th string at a surprising speed.

[rastatouf2225]

I thing the devil bought this tune and gave it in dream to andy mckee awesome job men,

[rayka]

SOLID. Flawless.

[jograd08]

he still has hair..nice

[emielvisscher]

The author of this song is Andy mcKee (of course), Although he has also arranged some songs like Africa from Toto or Schindler's List. Andy plays fingersyle which is familiar to Michael Hedges his style and he became known by his song: "drifting". He signed to Candyrat Records. Common Ground stands in on place number 13 of his best selling songs and belongs to his album Dreamcatcher. Andy mckee has made vife albums so far.

[SuicietyBoozer]

who is author of this song? Which album? any informations? please :)

[sokookolovo00]

Jes to ti Đera Titat??!

[SuicietyBoozer]

a sto to mislis? :-)

[Tman4000]

Andy McKee, Dreamcatcher.

[sokookolovo00]

Magnifisent!

[TheGandtheK]

His songs are exceptionally feelingfull! I love them all. I could listen to this song hundreds of times without getting used to it.

[guitar4794]

incredible

[Rael0505]

Download it then. It's free.

[smith77777777]

Did Andy Mckee play this on a tv show?

[boggsty]

its a dumbshit audience. i love his music, he's great. the chorus is even the best part i think.

[Rael0505]

I don't think there is an audience - I think he's playing for three or four judges, or something.

[NathanS1994]

bloody shit audience

[Georgiaguy93]

On the chorus it sounds like someone starts playin the drums but it's him!!.He is AMAZING!!!!! :)

[chinofdp]

who have the tabs?? please i need this tabs

[Rael0505]

You can find fan-made guitar pro tabs at ultimate-guitar(dot)com . If you want the official tabs though, you'll have to buy them from candyrat(dot)com . The guitar pro ones are good, though.

[Viktotheman]

the audience should be ashamed since they gave Andy such lame applause. Shame on you audience, this song is so amazing and it requires a highly skilled guitarist like Andy McKee! A masterpeice, that what it is!

[jkshoujk]

I know! For some reason, the judges in one of the fingerstyle competitions he entered didn't like the song at all either. I find nothing wrong it personally...

[MrTaylorN]

Maybe they feel it's a bit too repetitive. I feel so dumbfounded by his technique that he could play it 20 times in a row and I would still enjoy it. :]

[DawnClover]

i agree with you, saw him 3 times last week... was not bored, far from it. he's amazing

[BrooneyH2V]

@Viktotheman That isn't an audience, he was performing for some judges in the national finger style championship.

[LinkmitchTV1]

@BrooneyH2V actually this song was written after the competition

[RockOnBuckethead]

@LinkmitchTV1 hmm, better look that one up bud. he wrote the song specifically for the competition one year

[LinkmitchTV1]

@RockOnBuckethead hmmm strange... i might have been too sure

[Hell31]

@LinkmitchTV1 it was for the competition and he won third place for this song

[luisston]

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[ToniSoadMix]

OH MY GOD

Man, look at the quality of the video, and how many people applauded him, he wasn't even at CandyRat yet, and wasn't famous, by the way.

Man, I'd say this video is from '97 or less, by the quality of video.

UNBELIEVABLE song, I'd say.

--TSM--

[CaptainDavianThule]

You can tell it's old 'cus he still has hair, he shaved it all off quite a while back.

[Edoss1]

Wow. That chorus. Ok lets just do 8 million things with your picking hand then.

Epic song.

[Lateralus03]

lolz.

[jc215flip]

Lol. Well stated.

[eyecuts]

and he not even using his pinky lol.

[rygor42]

@Edoss1 i ahve no clue how to play it hahaha

[MoRpH0u]

His playing is so amazing... listen to his music in your car, you'll feel a thousand times better :)

[3PRECISION3]

at the end 2:47 .... DAMN! love this guy amazing so underrated and deserves so much more

[trenthalliday]

underrated by whom exactly

[DoctorBeef666]

Guys this needs a 1.000.000 views

[nachozepi]

that guy can KO you with his thumb

andy is a genious

[pabletediaz]

PLZ, listen as the guitar sounds in the 1:27sounds like authentic moto! AMAZING!

[gmitja]

Great stuff, all the best Andy.Greathings from Slovenia

[DrAiK91]

Wow...I wish I could play like that

[lolojulia]

lot of zeppelin sound around here I love it

[gtogto1976]

whois this?ever nise.OK OK

[Learn2burn]

most impressing andy mckee video ever!

[moysieboy]

At 1:17 it sound sooo good like thers a drummer behind him

[Abysmaltormentor]

jeez, that hair :D I don't really recognize him..

[AngelSakka]

I've watched this video so many times already, and it just now clicked that that's him. XD I should have known that only he could play "Common Ground" that flawlessly. o_o

[lksdfksk]

Ah ... Fabio Andy which was followed by Taliban Andy and then GI Joe Andy. Personally, I think its all just a plot to sell more Andy action figures. Great song though!!! Loved the live version too! ;-)

...in response to Abysmaltormentor

[Abysmaltormentor]

i laugh the shit out of me every time I happen to read this :D

[brunogirafinha]

My favorite one!

[iLights]

sounds really sweet, one of his best songs, in my point of view. nice!

[stratomason]

Who have tabs? Give me it and i will build church to yours belevers.

[johved]

lololol

[fuocochan]

i have the tabs =)

[dudejummo]

care to send them to me plz?? :)

[pacofdl]

Simply the best...

[benjive]

He must have massive thumb muscules!

[caustin89]

the dirty hair gives him special abilities to play ;)

[socrazynwild]

wow 1337

[johved]

i'll second that

[Yakushii]

i'll third it

[DeeperBlueX16]

fourth

[aeromannnnn]

this song makes me feel really strange i love it

[ShoesFlewOff]

Almost my favorite song by him, its amazing.

[poisenbery]

i honestly thought this song was impossible to play, at least the chord progression when he taps the body on the downbeats

but i still think its impossible

haha.

[bloodmonk74]

i just saw him in Berlin last month...omg he was geniuslike!!!

[bloodmonk74]

I love this guy, Thank good i got his cd handsigned and a dedication on my shirt on his concert here in Berlin 4 Days ago! :-)))

[TevinDhomas]

Anyone else notice that hes got one red shoe and one black shoe on ? =) lol

[Foorix]

could be the lighting but good eyes... oh the songs okay too

[mpnclax1]

awesome, but it's even more awesome that he went from a tone of hair and no beard to a tone of beard and no hair, he had to have planned it.

[b0obo0]

WOAHHH HEZ GOT HAIR!! LOL

[zeikniej]

OMG..He is GOODD!!

[ALittleAnnoyed]

very very good

[SeveNnTyFour]

he played this song yesterday here in portugal... soooo amazing.. the beat at the refrain sounds very good when seen on a live performance...

[pose716]

IS THAT ANDY MCKEE

[krosancolossus]

Yes.

[Coldplayed85]

great melody * * well dOne *

[mudpick]

from 1:16 its incredible, just check the sound!

[mudpick]

from 1:16 its incredible, just check the sound!

[aboynamedchris]

awesome great tempo and feel to this song its not just a noise there is actually feel to this song which is what makes it reall music or just music

[Amazelio]

Amazing is an understatement.

[JikoMuskato]

Just.... just unbelievable. He ist THE ultimate guitarist. Wow.

[nils82]

Is there any other "common ground" recording on youtube?

[andyplayhouse]

yes look up "Taiwan live 2003 part 3 - Andy Mckee"

[shadowreaver87]

what the hell?! like only 3 people even responded, what, was he playing at a funeral or something?!

[prfctday]

I guess that would be the studio staff and presenters clapping. Just no studio audience is all. That was brilliant!

[vbc37]

What is real musician ?

it is ANDY !

[javan287]

Anyone know what tuning he's in?

[dyingtolove]

drop D, DADGBE. Into the ocean tab book has this song in it.

[ECdrummer]

where do you get the tab book?

[steLL4r]

This has to be one of my favorite songs by him, the recording quality is trash in this but, Hands down the best song by him. In my opinion.

[wfguth]

Yea, Andy McKee!!

[ARRGHcheese]

awesome song writer

[rockerkid13]

the tuning is drop D

[00Atilla87]

ah, cool, my comment is still here even though the atilla87 account got deleted, funny... =P

[atilla87]

weee... i like this song:P

[Beakemhawks001]

Common Ground. I learned how 2 play that 1 a year ago. He taught me.

[Ezmera]

YOU LUCKY FUCK!

[geetergirl]

I second that

[SteakFetish]

OFF THE HOOK!

[SilenceIsNotBliss]

sounds like doyle dykes.